St. Cloud PD: Man Showed Knife, Uttered Racial Slur At Store
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- St. Cloud police have arrested a man accused of threatening to use a knife against people standing outside of a grocery store.
Police say the incident happened Wednesday night at about 8 p.m. at the Coborn's store on the 900 block of Cooper Avenue South.
A customer told police a man who was between 50 and 60 years old unfolded a knife and said he may harm some individuals standing in front of the building.
The customers said the man used a racial slur when referring to his possible targets. The man left the store without incident.
At around 5:50 p.m., police say they received a tip that the suspect was in the St. Cloud Library. When they arrived, they found the suspect -- identified as 51-year-old David John Martie, who is homeless. He was arrested on suspicion of felony threats of violence and was later transported to St. Cloud Hospital for a mental health evaluation.